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D E P A R T M E N T O F D E F E N C EDepartment of Defence and Military VeteransVote 21REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE -DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE AND MILITARY VETERANSfor the year ended 31 March 2011T h e q u a l i t y o f i n y e a r m a n a g e m e n t a n d q u a r t e r l y r e p o r t s s u b m i t t e d i nt e r m s o f t h e P F M AThe Audit Committee is satisfied with the content and quality of monthly and quarterly reports prepared and issued by theAccounting Officer of the Department during the year under review.E v a l u a t i o n o f F i n a n c i a l S t a t e m e n t sThe Audit Committee has:reviewed and discussed the audited annual financial statements to be included in the annual report, with the Auditor-Generaland the Accounting Officer;reviewed the Auditor-General's management report and management's response thereto;reviewed changes in accounting policies and practices;reviewed the departments compliance with legal and regulatory provisions, andreviewed significant adjustments resulting from the audit.The Audit Committee concurs and accepts the Auditor-General's conclusions on the annual financial statements, and is of theopinion that the audited annual financial statements be accepted and read together with the report of the Auditor-General.I n t e r n a l a u d i tThe Audit Committee is not satisfied that the internal audit function is operating effectively and that it has addressed the riskspertinent to the Department in its audit. The internal audit function needs to be further capacitated to execute its professionalresponsibilities.A u d i t o r -G e n e r a l S o u t h A f r i c aThe Audit Committee has met with the Auditor-General South Africa to ensure that there are no unresolved issues.Chairperson of the Audit CommitteePretoria29 July 2011152ANNUAL REPORT FY 2010/2011
D E P A R T M E N T O F D E F E N C EDepartment of Defence and Military VeteransVote 212REPORT OF THEACCOUNTING OFFICERfor the year ended 31 March 2011Report by the Accounting Officer to the Executive Authority and Parliament of the Republic of South Africa.The Annual Financial Statements attached to this report include the expenditure of the Department of Military Veterans and theperformance information of the Department of Military Veterans is covered in the Annual Report of the Department of Defence.1. General Review of the State of Financial Affairs1.1 Strategic issues and decisionsThis section provides an overview of the strategic positioning that the Department of Defence (DOD) has taken asdirected by the Executive Authority and the Accounting Officer to improve its resource base as well as to maximisethe efficient, economic and equitable accountability thereof. During the period under review the following progresswas made on previously identified strategic issues and policy decisions.1.1.1 Strategic issues1.1.1.1 White Paper on Defence and Defence Review. During September 2010, a work team finalised the development ofthe Defence Strategy Conceptual Framework as a prelude to the development and drafting of the Defence Strategy.The Defence Strategy Conceptual Framework was presented to the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans duringMarch 2011 for her consideration and approval. As a further input to the development of the Defence Strategy, twodetailed staff papers pertaining to Geostrategic Environment and Defence scenarios and key elements of the DefenceStrategy are in the process of development. It is envisaged that the Defence Strategy will be considered for approvalby the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans during the course of the financial year 2011/12 after a public/stakeholderconsultation process has been finalised as a final input to the Defence Strategy. In addition to the above, a staffpaper on the National Security Strategy is in the process of development wherein the National Security Strategy PolicyAnchors impacting on Defence are being identified.1.1.1.2 The Department of Military Veterans. The Military Veterans' Bill was approved during December 2010, which wasconsequently followed with an analysis and determination of the strategic resourcing to enable the Department ofMilitary Veterans to achieve its constitutional mandate of ensuring justifiable socio-economic rights to military veterans.This was presented to the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans during a Ministerial work session in March2011. The developed Medium Term Expenditure Framework budget costing and Medium Term ExpenditureCommittee funding requirements as approved by the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans were articulated in aCabinet Memorandum and presented to Cabinet on 16 March 2011. The DOD is in the process of formulating subsequentDepartmental regulations and policies in support of the approved Bill. During the year under review the activitiesof the Department of Military Veterans continued to be funded under this Vote with progress being made to operationalisethese for future implementation under a separated Vote.1.1.1.3 Improvements of the SANDF members service conditions. The promulgation of the Defence Amendment Act 22of 2010 provided for the establishment of the permanent Defence Force Service Commission (DFSC). The mandateof the DFSC will be, amongst others, to focus on the conditions of service of SANDF members. Support structuresto facilitate the mandate of the DFSC are to be completed during the financial year 2011/12.1.1.1.4 Establishment of the National Youth Service (NYS). The concept paper on the NYS has been completed. A pilotprogramme has been completed in Bloemfontein with a group of 500 recruits undergoing training. 1 500 recruits areplanned for the financial year 2011/12, 2 500 recruits planned for the financial year 2012/13 and 6 000 recruits plannedfor the financial year 2013/14.ANNUAL REPORT FY 2010/2011 153
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